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A woman says she was followed by murder accused Sainey Marong just weeks before he allegedly killed sex worker Renee Duckmanton, a court heard today.

Marong, 33, denies picking up Duckmanton from Christchurch's red light district on May 14, 2016 before strangling her to death, dumping her body on a country roadside, and setting her on fire.

The Crown claims its case against the butcher originally from Gambia is "overwhelming", with DNA samples taken from Duckmanton, and from samples found where her body was dumped, allegedly belonging to Marong.

Renee Duckmanton was found dead on the side of a road in Christchurch.